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03 Almera ignition problem

  • 24-04-2014 9:50pm
    #1
    flanree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭


    My elec windows are working, lights working, wipers working, heating working, original model stereo not working but most importantly, the car won't start. When I turn the ignition all the way its totally silent, no usual sound of the plugs trying to engage before she starts up. Just total silence, but as I mentioned all the other electrics are ok so battery isnt dead. In the LCD its also reads 'secure' which I havent seen before, must refer to central locking. Just before it got to this stage when the car last ran yesterday when I stopped and took keys out of the ignition the radio would stay on, even with the keys out. Any ideas?


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  • #2
    Stella Virgo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 478 ✭✭Stella Virgo


    flanree wrote: »
    My elec windows are working, lights working, wipers working, heating working, original model stereo not working but most importantly, the car won't start. When I turn the ignition all the way its totally silent, no usual sound of the plugs trying to engage before she starts up. Just total silence, but as I mentioned all the other electrics are ok so battery isnt dead. In the LCD its also reads 'secure' which I havent seen before, must refer to central locking. Just before it got to this stage when the car last ran yesterday when I stopped and took keys out of the ignition the radio would stay on, even with the keys out. Any ideas?

    plugs dont make "sounds".......;)


  • #3
    flanree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 484 ✭✭flanree


    ha ha, ok, well the usual twicthy noise before the engine starts up


  • #4
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,444 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Sounds like a problem with the immobiliser preventing it from starting.

    Are you using the exact same key you always use?

    Try taking the key off the keyring and trying again. Other keys may be interfering.


  • #5
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    "Secure" probably means that the radio has locked itself due to low voltage. (It thinks it's being stolen) The other items you mention are working but probably at lower speeds or lower light output. Either you have a weak connection at the battery or you need a new battery. (Modern batteries can fail very quickly with little warning).


  • #6
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,462 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    try jiggling the key up/down to see if its the contacts on electrical block-ignition switch.


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